GRE Word List
EMETIC
an agent that induces vomiting
The meaning of the word emetic is an agent that induces vomiting.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
enhance | heighten |
writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |